In addition to dozens of articles for MIT’s The Tech as an undergrad, and a more recent a stint as staff reporter for Oakland Local, I’ve written for the Berkeley Planning Journal, Next American City, SF Streetsblog, MIT’s CoLab Radio, the American Planning Association’s New Planner, UrbDeZine, the Berkeley Graduate, Oakland North, the Bay Citizen, and Livable Berkeley. Also, see the list of articles about me or my work.
My top five articles:
October 31, 2012 – Rejecting the Narrow Framework of Urban Planning, MIT CoLab
February 9, 2012 – Parklets: Turning Parking Spaces into Parks, APA New Planner
November 29, 2011 - Strategic Planning in Rural Georgia: Meet Newton County, MIT CoLab Radio
August 25, 2011 - Alameda County’s Safe Routes to Schools program temporarily suspended, Oakland Local
April 1, 2011 - Oakland to start ticketing, booting bikes, Oakland Local
The comprehensive list of my writing:
April 1, 2013 – City Hands All Street Maintenance to Hipsters, loakal
March 21, 2013 – Why Schools Matter To Yuppies, Dinks and You, MIT CoLab
February 21, 2013 – The Self-Defeating Disconnect Between Cities and Schools, MIT CoLab
October 31, 2012 – Rejecting the Narrow Framework of Urban Planning, MIT CoLab
October 9, 2012 – Who takes BART out to the ball game?, The Urban Fringe
September 25, 2012 – Insurgency in Academic Publishing, Berkeley Planning Journal
August 13, 2012 – Collaborative Planning in Newton County, Georgia, The New Planner
July 2, 2012 – Occupy Gentrification, MIT CoLab Radio
May 11, 2012 – East Bay’s Record-Breaking Bike to Work Day: 10 Mayors, 17000 People, Streetsblog
May 11, 2012 – Oakland’s Bike to Work Day Breaks Records, Oakland Local
May 10, 2012 – Participate in Oakland’s 19th Annual Bike to Work Day TODAY, Oakland Local
May 4, 2012 – Taking Back the Right Tract, UrbDeZine
May 4, 2012 – Join the Blessing of the Bikes this Saturday, Oakland Local
April 27, 2012 – Collaborative Planning in Newton County, Georgia, Georgia American Planning Association Magazine
March 20, 2012 – A Day in Newton County, Georgia, MIT CoLab
February 9, 2012 – Parklets: Turning Parking Spaces into Parks, APA New Planner
January 25, 2012 – A Day in Oakland, California, MIT CoLab
December 19, 2011 – Oakland Officials and Advocates Celebrate 18 New Miles of Bikeways in 2011, SF Streetsblog
December 9, 2011 - Planning for Growth in a Recession, MIT CoLab Radio
December 6, 2011 - What can public agencies gain from collaboration?, MIT CoLab Radio
December 2, 2011 - Comprehensive Planning Classroom: Georgia, MIT CoLab Radio
November 29, 2011 - Strategic Planning in Rural Georgia: Meet Newton County, MIT CoLab Radio
November 25, 2011 – The Misappropriation of “Public Safety” in Occupy Oakland, MIT CoLab
October 28, 2011 – Occupy Oakland’s Local Legacy, Next American City
October 13, 2011 – Alameda Estuary Shuttle changes to begin Monday, October 17, Oakland Local
October 4, 2011 – Five to watch at Oakland City Council TONIGHT, October 4, Oakland Local
September 29, 2011 – Celebrate 100 years of Californian Women’s Suffrage on Sunday, October 2, Oakland Local
September 28, 2011 – Oakland announces parklet pilot program, Oakland Local
September 20, 2011 – Five to watch at City Council TONIGHT, September 20, Oakland Local
September 18, 2011 – Photographed in Parklets roll out on parking spaces all over Oakland, Oakland North
September 15, 2011 – Interviewed in Oakland parking spaces will become spots of leisure on (PARK)ing Day for Oakland North.
September 14, 2011 – Your guide to PARK(ing) Day 2011, Oakland Local
September 13, 2011 – Livability Report: Oaklavia and Parklets, podcast interview with Livable Berkeley
September 9, 2011 – Best of Oakland Nightlife, the Berkeley Graduate
September 6, 2011 – Berkeley’s Proposed Downtown Area Plan, the Berkeley Graduate
August 25, 2011 – Alameda County’s Safe Routes to Schools program temporarily suspended, Oakland Local
August 22, 2011 – Strategic Regional Planning, or “Green Tyranny”?, UrbDeZine
August 17, 2011 – BART employees “disturbed” by cell phone service disruption, other mismanagement, Oakland Local
August 12, 2011 – WOBO Parklet workshop, August 16, Oakland Local
August 10, 2011 – New free estuary crossing shuttle starts service Monday, August 15, Oakland Local
August 5, 2011 – Two Oakland US Post Offices proposed for closure, Oakland Local
July 28, 2011 – Oakland to host National Brotherhood of Cyclists, August 4-7, Oakland Local
July 27, 2011 – Getting messy with clay, Oakland’s fall pottery classes, Oakland Local
July 26, 2011 – AC Transit fares to increase August, 1, Oakland Local
July 21, 2011 - City responds to grand jury investigation on code enforcement, Oakland Local
July 20, 2011 - Help Oakland revise its urban agriculture policy this Thursday, Oakland Local
July 19, 2011 – Five to watch at Oakland City Council TONIGHT, July 19, Oakland Local
July 18, 2011 – Oakland Council increases Measures M, N parcel taxes despite surplus, Oakland Local
July 14, 2011 – Find a new friend at the Adoptathon this Sunday, July 17, Oakland Local
July 5, 2011 – Five to watch at City Council TONIGHT, July 5, Oakland Local
June, 30, 2011 – Yellow Clean Air stickers expire, July 1, Oakland Local
June 29, 2011 – Broadway Shuttle to extend hours, route in early July, Oakland Local
June 28, 2011 – Special Oakland Council meeting TONIGHT, June 28, Oakland Local
June 21, 20011 – Five to watch at City Council TONIGHT, June 21, Oakland Local
June 7, 2011 – Five to watch at City Council TONIGHT, June 7, Oakland Local
June 2, 2011 – Temescal Street Fair returns with usual fun and fanfare Sunday, June 5, Oakland Local
May 26, 2011 – Dangerous street designs threaten Oakland’s communities of color, seniors, SF Streetsblog
May 25, 2011 – Have you seen this parklet, Oakland Local
May 25, 2011 – Which Oakland streets are dangerous by design?, Oakland Local
May 24, 2011 – Join the conversation at You Choose Bay Area TONIGHT, Oakland Local
May 20, 2011 – Part II – EBHO deputy director looks at current state, future outlook of Affordable Housing (Q&A), Oakland Local
May 19, 2011 – EBHO deputy director looks at current state, future outlook of Affordable Housing (Q&A), Oakland Local
May 18, 2011 – Explore your Bay Area housing and transportation options this Thursday, May 19, Oakland Local
May 17, 2011 – Five to watch at City Council TONIGHT, May 17, Oakland Local
May 16, 2011 – Lots of Love for Parklets in Oakland, Oakland Local
May 13, 2011 – Scenes from Oakland’s Bike Away From Work Party, Streetsblog
May 13, 2011 – Bike Away From Work Party in Old Oakland, Oakland Local
May 12, 2011 – Record-breaking 10,000 people biked to work in Alameda County today, Streetsblog
May 11, 2011 – Oakland Bike to Work Day Events, Thursday, May 12, Oakland Local
May 10, 2011 – Oakland hopes to approve the city’s first parklet by September, Streetsblog
May 10, 2011 – Ride to work with your councilmember in a pedal pool, Oakland Local
May 9, 2011 – Committee meetings all day, Tuesday May 10, Oakland Local
May 5, 2011 – Celebrate cities with Jane’s Walks this Saturday, May 7, Oakland Local
May 3, 2011 – Five to Watch at City Council TONIGHT, May 3, Oakland Local
May 3, 2011 – New season of Oakland Walking Tours start tomorrow, Oakland Local
April 28, 2011 – Roller Derby double header in Oakland this weekend, Oakland Local
April 26, 2011 – Broadway Valdez public workshops set for Thursday, April 28, Oakland Local
April 26, 2011 – Walk safe: Oakland’s pedestrian dangers, Oakland Local
April 25, 2011 – Public committee meetings in Oakland – all day Tuesday, April 26, Oakland Local
April 22, 2011 – Oakland scheduled to create new bike lanes throughout the city by year’s end, Oakland Local
April 20, 2011 – Ashby Bike Station Now Open, Oakland Local
April 19, 2011 – BART Blue Sky Festival, Oakland Local
April 12, 2011 – Help shape the future of Snow Park, Oakland Local
April 11, 2011 – Envisioning a better broadway post-redevelopment, Oakland Local
April 9, 2011 – Scheduling the budget process to exclude, Oakland Local
April 7, 2011 – Nominations Open for 2011 Bike Commuter of the Year, Oakland Local
April 6, 2011 – Set your own goals for the region’s future: You Choose Bay Area, Oakland Local
April 5, 2011 – Five issues to watch at Oakland’s City Council meeting tonight – April 5, Oakland Local
April 5, 2011 – Set your own goals for the region’s future: You Choose Bay Area, Oakland Local
April 5, 2011 – BART Director Raburn on parking fees, the Oakland Airport Connector, system operating hours, Oakland Local
April 4, 2011 – BART Director Robert Raburn: working hard to ‘make ‘transit appealing’, Oakland Local
April 1, 2011 – 2012 BART budget: New service, reduced fees, more technology, Oakland Local
April 1, 2011 – Oakland to start ticketing, booting bikes, Oakland Local blog
March 22, 2011 – Roller Derby: Oakland defeats Berkeley in first home game of the season, Oakland Local
March 22, 2011 – Bus Rapid Transit and pedestrian safety: is there reason for concern?, Oakland Local
March 17, 2011 – It’s a roller derby weekend!, Oakland Local
March 15, 2011 – City Council preview, Oakland Local
March 10, 2011 – Gear up for Lucky Charms Bike Party, Oakland Local
March 9, 2011 – BRT Fact Check, Oakland Local
March 8, 2011 – Workshops generate diverse recommendations for Lake Merritt BART area, Oakland Local
March 7, 2011 – Welcoming Oakland’s newest Sister City: Bauchi, Nigeria, Oakland Local blog
March 1, 2011 – Five issues to watch at City Hall tonight, Oakland Local
February 28, 2011 – Nominate your favorite bike-friendly business, Oakland Local blog
February 24, 2011 – Future of Lake Merritt BART area? Speak up at public meetings, Oakland Local
February 23, 2011 - Bus Rapid Transit – What could it look like? Check out this animation, Oakland Local blog
February 22, 2011 – Bridge the Bay Benefit – this Thursday, Oakland Local blog
February 22, 2011 – Zoning dominates CED meeting, Oakland Local
February 21, 2011 – Public art in Uptown, Transit in East Oakland: This week’s Community and Economic Development Meeting, Oakland Local
February 14, 2011 – Article in Oakland Local: Art by Aziz puts art, eyes on the street
February 3, 2011 – Article in Oakland Local: Work on new Temescal mural in North Oakland to begin soon
February 1, 2011 – Article in Oakland Local: City Council Preview
January 31, 2011 – Blog in Oakland Local: How to speak up at Council meetings
January 31, 2011 – Article in Oakland Local: Safeway redevelopment proposal receives mixed reviews
January 27, 2011 – Blog in Oakland Local: Ashby bike station opening soon
January 27, 2011 – Article in Oakland Local: Crosswalks in Oakland: Speak up to help shape new policy
January 19, 2011 – Article in Oakland Local: The International Boulevard Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Plan
January 18, 2011 – Article in Oakland Local: What’s Happening with the East Bay BRT Plan?
January 17, 2011 – Article in Oakland Local: Transit-Oriented Development in the Fruitvale – What’s Next?
September 18, 2010 – Interviewed on OaklandNorth.net: What’s that park doing in my parking spot?
September 15, 2010 – A citizen blog for the Bay Citizen: Your Guide to PARK(ing) Day, This Friday, in the East Bay
September 9, 2010 – A citizen blog for the Bay Citizen: It Takes a Neighborhood to Make a Stadium
August 23, 2010 – A citizen blog for the Bay Citizen: Parklets, People, and Parking
June 2, 2010 – A guest op-ed for OaklandNorth.net: Support BRT to support pedestrians and bicyclists